diff --git a/buttons.c b/buttons.c
index 43a77fe6..08bfb559 100644
--- a/buttons.c
+++ b/buttons.c
@@ -402,26 +402,13 @@ void Button_Hide_menu(void)
 
 
 void Set_bar_visibility(word bar, byte visible)
-{
-  int i;
-  int offset;
-  
+{  
   if (!visible && Menu_bars[bar].Visible)
   {
     // Hide it
     Menu_bars[bar].Visible=0;
 
-    // Recompute all offsets    
-    offset=0;
-    for (i = MENUBAR_COUNT-1; i >=0; i--)
-    {
-      Menu_bars[i].Top = offset;
-      if(Menu_bars[i].Visible)
-        offset += Menu_bars[i].Height;
-    }
-    // Update global menu coordinates
-    Menu_Y += Menu_bars[bar].Height * Menu_factor_Y;
-    Menu_height -= Menu_bars[bar].Height;
+    Compute_menu_offsets();
 
     if (Main_magnifier_mode)
     {
@@ -465,18 +452,8 @@ void Set_bar_visibility(word bar, byte visible)
   {
     // Show it
     Menu_bars[bar].Visible = 1;
-    // Recompute all offsets    
-    offset=0;
-    for (i = MENUBAR_COUNT-1; i >=0; i--)
-    {
-      Menu_bars[i].Top = offset;
-      if(Menu_bars[i].Visible)
-        offset += Menu_bars[i].Height;
-    }
-    // Update global menu coordinates
-    Menu_Y -= Menu_bars[bar].Height * Menu_factor_Y;
-    Menu_height += Menu_bars[bar].Height;
-
+    
+    Compute_menu_offsets();
     Compute_magnifier_data();
     if (Main_magnifier_mode)
       Position_screen_according_to_zoom();
diff --git a/gfx2def.ini b/gfx2def.ini
index 64d85ac0..97b57000 100644
--- a/gfx2def.ini
+++ b/gfx2def.ini
@@ -345,6 +345,15 @@
   ; Valid values are 1 to 255. 
   Grid_XOR_color = 255; (Default 255)
 
-  Pixel_ratio = 1;
+  ; This records the last pixel ratio used, to restore it on start.
+  ; Valid values are from 0 to 7 for: Simple, Wide, Tall, Double,
+  ; Triple, Wide2, Tall2, Quadruple.
+  ;
+  Pixel_ratio = 1; (Default 0)
+
+  ; This records the visibility of toolbars, to restore them on start.
+  ; It's a bitfield, where 1=Status, 2=Layers, 4=Tools
+  ;
+  Menubars_visible = 7; (Default 7)
   
   ; end of configuration
diff --git a/global.h b/global.h
index bcceeb36..086e227d 100644
--- a/global.h
+++ b/global.h
@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@ GFX2_GLOBAL word  Menu_palette_cell_width;
 GFX2_GLOBAL T_Menu_Bar Menu_bars[MENUBAR_COUNT] 
 #ifdef GLOBAL_VARIABLES
   = 
-{{MENU_WIDTH,  9, 1, 35, NULL,  20, BUTTON_HIDE }, // Status
- {MENU_WIDTH, 10, 0, 35, NULL, 144, BUTTON_LAYER_SELECT }, // Layers
+{{MENU_WIDTH,  9, 1, 45, NULL,  20, BUTTON_HIDE }, // Status
+ {MENU_WIDTH, 10, 1, 35, NULL, 144, BUTTON_LAYER_SELECT }, // Layers
  {MENU_WIDTH, 35, 1,  0, NULL, 254, BUTTON_CHOOSE_COL }} // Main
 #endif
  ;
diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index d07f2928..180f538c 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -2657,3 +2657,27 @@ void Set_current_skin(const char *skinfile, T_Gui_skin *gfx)
   Menu_bars[MENUBAR_LAYERS].Skin = (byte*)&(gfx->Layerbar_block);
   Menu_bars[MENUBAR_STATUS].Skin = (byte*)&(gfx->Statusbar_block);
 }
+
+///
+/// Based on which toolbars are visible, updates their offsets and
+/// computes ::Menu_height and ::Menu_Y
+void Compute_menu_offsets(void)
+{
+  int i;
+  int offset;
+  
+  // Recompute all offsets    
+  offset=0;
+  Menu_height=0;
+  for (i = MENUBAR_COUNT-1; i >=0; i--)
+  {
+    Menu_bars[i].Top = offset;
+    if(Menu_bars[i].Visible)
+    {
+      offset += Menu_bars[i].Height;
+      Menu_height += Menu_bars[i].Height;
+    }
+  }
+  // Update global menu coordinates
+  Menu_Y = Screen_height - Menu_height * Menu_factor_Y;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init.h b/init.h
index 44152a19..7d479fb7 100644
--- a/init.h
+++ b/init.h
@@ -44,3 +44,8 @@ extern char Gui_loading_error_message[512];
 /// If an error is encountered, it frees what needs it, prints an error message
 /// in ::Gui_loading_error_message, and returns NULL.
 byte * Load_font(const char * font_name);
+
+///
+/// Based on which toolbars are visible, updates their offsets and
+/// computes ::Menu_height and ::Menu_Y
+void Compute_menu_offsets(void);
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 08a0fcff..3a7b28a5 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@ int Init_program(int argc,char * argv[])
   Quitting=0;
   // Données sur l'état du menu:
   Menu_is_visible=1;
-  Menu_height=MENU_HEIGHT;
   // Données sur les couleurs et la palette:
   First_color_in_palette=0;
   // Données sur le curseur:
@@ -642,6 +641,8 @@ int Init_program(int argc,char * argv[])
   if (temp)
     Error(temp);
 
+  Compute_menu_offsets();
+
   file_in_command_line=Analyze_command_line(argc, argv, main_filename, main_directory, spare_filename, spare_directory);
 
   Current_help_section=0;
diff --git a/readini.c b/readini.c
index b086c9b5..642d0b86 100644
--- a/readini.c
+++ b/readini.c
@@ -877,6 +877,17 @@ int Load_INI(T_Config * conf)
         break;
     }
   }
+  
+  // Optional, Menu bars visibility (> 2.1)
+  if (!Load_INI_get_values (file, buffer,"Menubars_visible",1,values))
+  {
+    int index;
+    for (index=MENUBAR_STATUS+1; index<MENUBAR_COUNT;index++)
+    {
+      // Note that I skip the status bar, always enabled.
+      Menu_bars[index].Visible = (values[0] & (1<<index)) ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+  }
 
   fclose(file);
 
diff --git a/saveini.c b/saveini.c
index de57d625..be3b5367 100644
--- a/saveini.c
+++ b/saveini.c
@@ -659,7 +659,16 @@ int Save_INI(T_Config * conf)
     DEBUG("saving pixel ratio",return_code);
     goto Erreur_Retour;
   }
-    
+  
+  values[0]=0;
+  for (index=0; index<MENUBAR_COUNT;index++)
+  {
+    values[0] |= Menu_bars[index].Visible ? (1<<index) : 0;
+  }
+  if ((return_code=Save_INI_set_values (Ancien_fichier,Nouveau_fichier,buffer,"Menubars_visible",1,values,0)))
+    goto Erreur_Retour;
+
+
   Save_INI_flush(Ancien_fichier,Nouveau_fichier,buffer);
 
   fclose(Nouveau_fichier);